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Always (Spiral of Bliss #5) by Nina Lane-Review, Book Tour & Giveaway

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ALWAYS (Spiral of Bliss #5) by Nina Lane-Review, Book Tour & Giveaway

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ALWAYS
Spiral of Bliss #5
by Nina Lane
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 21, 2016

Without darkness, there can be no light.
Dean promised to slay monsters for Liv.

Then he encounters a monster he can’t destroy.

A monster he can’t even face.

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REVIEW: ALWAYS is the fifth( and final?) installment in Nina Lane’s contemporary, adult SPIRAL OF BLISS romance series focusing on professor Dean West, and his beauty Liv. ALWAYS can be read as a stand alone but for back story, cohesion, and the most passionate and extraordinary romance series you could possibly read I recommend reading this series in order.

Told from dual first person points of view (Dean and Liv) ALWAYS is a heartbreaking story; an emotional tale; an impassioned look at two people whose love remains strong, seductive and consuming in the face of adversity and the fear of the unknown. ALWAYS commences three years after the birth of Dean and Liv’s daughter, wherein darkness threatens, and Dean will be unable to slay the beast.

ALWAYS is breathtaking and heartrending; a moving story with stunning characters, meaningful dialogue, and touching reality. There are moments of tenderness and passion; anger and disbelief; life and love.

Dean’s brother Archer is a pillar of strength; the brother we all wish we had; the support system for family and love. Kelsey is strong-willed in the face of adversity; and Allie is an enigma torn between friendship and duty.

Nina Lane’s SPIRAL OF BLISS series is decadent, startling and exotic; the allure of a pure love is beautiful and seductive; the fear is an emotional roller coaster of heartbreak and sorrow. The premise will affect and captivate; the characters will enchant and beguile; the romance is one for the ages. Thank you Nina Lane for allowing me on this ride of a life time. Your words are magical, palpable and raw.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Arouse
Allure
Awaken
Break the Sky
Arrive (novella)
Adore
Always

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Reviewed by Sandy

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New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances and spicy erotica. Originally from California, she holds a PhD in Art History and an MA in Library and Information Studies, which means she loves both research and organization. She also enjoys traveling and thinks St. Petersburg, Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Although Nina would go back to college for another degree because she’s that much of a bookworm and a perpetual student, she now lives the happy life of a full-time writer.

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Adore (Spiral of Bliss #4) by Nina Lane-Review, Book Tour & Giveaway

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Adore (Spiral of Bliss #4) by Nina Lane-Review, Book Tour & Giveaway

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ADORE
Spiral of Bliss #4
by Nina Lane
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance
Release Date: February 9, 2016

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 9, 2016

Liv and Dean West have always fallen together, but this time they might fall apart…

Liv and Dean have everything…almost. With a rambunctious toddler, crazy work schedules, and too many responsibilities, they’ve lost sight of their passionate, intimate marriage. And Professor West is none too happy about that.

Determined to lure his wife into hot new adventures, Dean struggles with his need to have Liv all to himself and the reality of sharing her with the world.

Then he gets an opportunity that could change their lives…and Liv is faced with the prospect of her white knight going places where she can’t follow.

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REVIEW: ADORE is the fourth full length installment in Nina Lane’s contemporary, adult SPIRAL OF BLISS erotic romance series focusing on Professor Dean West and the love of his life-his Beauty- Liv West. Their continuing story advances the series approximately two years following the birth of their son Nicholas (Arrive 3.5). ADORE can be read as a stand alone but for backstory and history I recommend reading the series in order.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dean and Liv) ADORE looks at the fall out of a relationship that has been put on hold while life and everything it has to offer continues to move forward. Liv’s life in the small community of Mirror Lake finds our heroine stretched between home, work and all of the volunteer positions to which she cannot say no. Meanwhile, Dean is offered a prestigious position on the other side of the world, and Liv is unable to see past the disruption to their lives. But when her relationship with her husband is threatened Liv knows that sacrifices will have to be made before everything spirals out of control-and the spiraling has begun.

The relationship between Liv and Dean is sensual, erotic, intense and arousing. Dean is a man who is determined to bring back the sexy into their marriage, and in doing so discovers that Liv has been missing her husband as well. There is no question that Dean is in love with his wife; his actions, and professions of love are the ultimate in romantic fantasy. But things go from bad to worse when promises are broken, and Liv finds herself on the outside looking in when all h*ll breaks loose for Liv’s business and partnership enterprise. The $ex scenes are provocative and sensual-Dean adds a little bit of rejuvenation to their bedroom love making.

We revisit with Dean’s brother Archer,  -> click  BREAK THE SKY<- and the woman he loves (Dean’s best friend) Kelsey. Archer is looking for something more permanent in his life, but Kelsey is afraid that to change the status quo means a change in the wrong direction. Let’s hope Nina has something more in mind for Kelsey and Archer.

ADORE is a story line steeped in the reality of every day life: the struggles, the issues, the compromises; and the promises we keep but find ourselves flailing in the absoluteness of what is or was meant to be. Liv and Dean’s love for one another is tested by determination and the essence of what is being offered, and the possibility that a new future is about to unfold. ADORE is heartbreakingly dramatic; emotionally enthralling; and transcends the romantic heart in all of us.

SPIRAL OF BLISS series
1. Arouse
2. Allure
3. Awaken
3.5 Arrive
Adore

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances and spicy erotica. Originally from California, she holds a PhD in Art History and an MA in Library and Information Studies, which means she loves both research and organization. She also enjoys traveling and thinks St. Petersburg, Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Although Nina would go back to college for another degree because she’s that much of a bookworm and a perpetual student, she now lives the happy life of a full-time writer.

Did you know newsletter subscribers have access to ARRIVE, a free novella written by Nina Lane? Find out more and subscribe to   NEWSLETTER  on her website!

 

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Break The Sky by Nina Lane-a review

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BREAK THE SKY by Nina Lane-a review

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Release Date: July 29, 2014

“Do you ever let go, storm girl?” he asked. “Ever lose control? Ever surrender?”

“Never,” I whispered. “I never surrender.”

A smile of both promise and warning curved his beautiful mouth.

“You will.”

Atmospheric scientist Kelsey March is under siege. Her tornado research project is on the skids and she’s fighting conflict in her university department. So when irresistible bad boy Archer West suggests a hot, wild fling while he’s in town, Kelsey is unable to resist his sexy offer.

Kelsey and Archer embark on a intense, exhilarating affair. But soon their differences and private battles encroach on their desire, and Kelsey discovers that Archer is a storm she can’t control.

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REVIEW: BREAK THE SKY is the first adult, contemporary, spin-off erotic romance storyline from Nina Lane’s seductive Spiral of Bliss series. This is Archer West and Kelsey March’s storyline. Archer is Dean West’s (Spiral of Bliss) brother and Kelsey is Dean’s best friend and fellow professor. BREAK THE SKY can be read as a stand alone storyline but the SPIRAL OF BLISS series is one of the most compelling and captivating series you will ever read and I recommend it for your next go to series.

The premise of the storyline follows Kelsey as she endeavors to get funding for her tornado research known as the Spiral Project. As an atmospheric scientist Kelsey is hoping the university sees fit to continue the project, but with her tenure and funding depending on research results, the possibility for both lowers as time stretches forward.

Archer West is the bad boy-from a troubled childhood to an even more troubled adulthood, Archer has always felt like an outsider at home and at school. His arrival in town finds Archer and Dean facing off about family and the past. Archer’s lack of stability and his history with the law, finds Dean on the defensive when Archer and Kelsey pursue a relationship for which neither one is prepared.

The relationship between Archer and Kelsey is seductive and hot. Neither Kelsey nor Archer is willing to give up control- in their personal lives nor in the bedroom. But the moment Kelsey surrenders to Archer’s control, she knows she is lost.

The secondary characters include Dean and Liv from the original Spiral of Bliss trilogy. The reader gets a glimpse at their current life, new family and what may be in store for the future. Dean and Liv’s Butterfly House is the catalyst that brings all of our characters together-while Archer helps with the renovations, Dean begins to learn a little more about his brother-something he hasn’t done for a very long time.

The first three books in Nina Lane’s SPIRAL OF BLISS series is one of the most romantic series that I have had the opportunity to read- It is seductive, sensual and arousing. Dean and Liv’s relationship will break your heart with its’ intensely personal and emotional look at two people whose love for one another is both beautiful and alluring. Archer’s storyline is a little more aggressive; the characters are a little more abrasive. Where Nina’s first three books in the series were sensual and arousing, Break the Sky is erotic and intense. Archer is not his brother; he is rougher around the edges with life experiences that have hardened his heart to family and to the future. Archer isn’t willing to surrender or turn over control to anyone until Kelsey March shows him what it is to be truly loved.

Reviewed by Sandy

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1. Arouse
2. Allure
3. Awaken

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Awaken (Spiral of Bliss #3) by Nina Lane-Review, Blog Tour and Giveaway

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Awaken (Spiral of Bliss #3) by Nina Lane-Review, Blog Tour and Giveaway

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Awaken
Spiral of Bliss Trilogy #3
by Nina Lane
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Genre: contemporary, adult, romance, erotica

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AWAKEN (Spiral of Bliss #3) by Nina Lane

About the book: Release Date January 7, 2014

“I love that you love me, professor.”
“I love loving you, beauty.”

Since their intense, passionate beginning, Professor Dean West and his wife Olivia have fought dark secrets and betrayal in order to save their marriage. Now reeling in the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Liv and Dean are driven further apart by a vindictive threat to Dean’s career.

Struggling to stand on her own for the first time in years, Liv is determined to defend her husband and prove herself. Then an unexpected letter dredges up old insecurities and endangers Liv’s newfound independence. As Dean fights for his professional life, he is forced to confront his worst fear when he discovers that he can’t protect his beloved wife from her own painful past.

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REVIEW: AWAKEN is the third and final instalment in Nina Lane’s contemporary, new adult, erotic and sensually seductive Spiral of Bliss series focusing on Professor Dean West and the love of his life, his soul and his heart Olivia (aka Beauty) West. It is a storyline about two people, who love beyond words; who feel beyond pain; and who know that- without the other- their lives would be meaningless and without hope.

AWAKEN is a story about one man’s journey to prove that he is not the sum total of the accusations against him-but that he is the person that he is because of the woman he loves. Dean is no stranger to loss or pain, but the fear of losing Olivia throws Dean into a world of heartbreaking sorrow and a decision that will put an end to the devastation and pain that has entangled their lives. As Olivia begins to move forward with her independence, Dean’s life begins to spiral out of control.

The relationship between Dean and Olivia is sensual, erotic, provocative and moving. Dean’s love for Olivia is beyond comprehension; beyond arousing; beyond alluring. He is a man possessed by one woman and that woman owns Dean-body and soul. She is the innocence to his experience; the drug to his addiction; the light to his dark. Dean and Olivia’s relationship is passionate, heartbreaking and intense. We watch as a true romantic hero guides his innocent beauty into a world that is grace, imaginative and stirring. Every woman could only hope that there is a man as compelling and provocative in their future or their life.

Nina Lane has written a series that will captivate and awaken your mind to the possibilities of true love; soul-mates; and a love ever lasting.

AWAKEN and the Spiral of Bliss is a sensually stimulating series where two people come together in an exotic tale that will AROUSE, ALLURE and AWAKEN your mind.

Congratulations to Nina Lane. Spiral of Bliss is one of the most seductive series I have had the pleasure to read. You caught my attention with Arouse and awakened a dormant part of my soul. I can’t stress enough how the series and your writing has opened up my mind to the endless possibilities of what ifs and maybes; to the reality of love; and the allure of the romantic storyline-that I will never forget.

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Reviewed by Sandy.

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AROUSE
Spiral of Bliss #1
by Nina Lane
Release Date: January 13, 2013

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Arouse“One day I’m going to touch you in a thousand different ways and show you how to touch me,” he said.

And he did.

Struggling with a tormented past, undergraduate Olivia Winter once led a practical but isolated life. Then she met Professor Dean West, a brilliant scholar of medieval history who melted Liv’s inhibitions and taught her the meaning of both love and erotic pleasure.

But after three years of a blissful, lusty marriage, Liv and Dean now face a crisis that threatens everything they believe about each other as dark secrets and temptations rise to the surface.

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ALLURE
Spiral of Bliss #2
by Nina Lane
Release Date: May 13,2013

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Allure“We both want this so badly. I can feel it resonating between us like the hot pull of our first attraction, tangible and intense.”

After lies and betrayal almost destroy their marriage, Dean and Olivia West reignite their blissful passion. The medieval history professor and his cherished wife are determined to fix their mistakes and fall madly in love all over again.

Then a family crisis forces Dean back into a feud with his parents and siblings, dredging up guilt over a painful family secret. Liv and Dean have battled obstacles together before, but with bitter family conflicts now endangering their fragile intimacy, they soon must struggle with events that could damage them in ways they had never imagined.

 

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Nina LaneUSA Today bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances and spicy erotica. Originally from California, she loves traveling and thinks St. Petersburg, Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Nina also spent many years in graduate school studying art history and library sciences.

Although she would go back for another degree if she could because she’s that much of a bookworm, she now lives the happy life of a full-time writer. Nina’s novel The Erotic Dark hit #1 on Amazon’s Erotica Bestseller list, and Allure is a USA Today Bestseller.

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Allure (Spiral of Bliss #2) by Nina Lane-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release May 2013

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After lies and betrayal almost destroy their marriage, Dean and Olivia West reignite their blissful passion. The medieval history professor and his lovely wife are determined to fix their mistakes, and Liv’s unexpected pregnancy intensifies their desire to fall madly in love all over again.

Then a family crisis forces Dean back into a feud with his parents and siblings, dredging up guilt over a painful family secret. Dean fights to shield Liv from the hostility, but for the first time, Liv resists her white knight’s defense. Her newfound resolve clashes with Dean’s desperate need to protect her.

Liv and Dean have battled obstacles together before, but bitter family conflicts now endanger their fragile intimacy. And when Dean’s career is suddenly threatened, he and Liv must struggle with events that could damage them in ways they had never imagined.

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REVIEW: ALLURE is the second storyline in Nina Lane’s contemporary romance Spiral of Bliss series that continues the journey of Dean and Liv as they struggle to overcome jealousy, betrayal and a painful past. ALLURE furthers the couple’s spiral into a world fraught with loss, love and the potential to lose everything. Just as their lives take an unexpected turn, a family crisis will see Dean and Liv embarking on a journey that will end with a loss from which one or both may never overcome.

The storyline, once again, blends the past with the present by way of flashbacks, recollections and memories but the majority of this particular storyline is told from Dean’s POV. The reader is pulled into the drama of family betrayal when what everyone sees on the outside, does not come close to the truth underneath. We learn the heartache of pain and sorrow as Dean’s family refuses to accept the woman that he loves as well as the continuous animosity between siblings and parents that threaten an already fragile peace. Dean’s past will resurface with a connection to his family, but his need to protect Liv from further exposure will only force the couple to take a hard look at where they are going-together.

As their lives continue to spiral out of control, the ugliness and brutality of a vengeful student will further Dean and Liv’s already tentative hold on their relationship. But it will be Liv who makes the ultimate sacrifice when she tells Dean what he has to do, and in doing so, may lose the man in whom she loves.

Once again, Nina Lane pulls the reader into an emotional journey of one couple’s struggle to keep the pain at bay, as the walls around them begin to crumble. The romance is sensual and sexual as the couple endeavors to rediscover each other following a heartbreaking separation but sex is not always the answer at the end of the day. Dean’s need to protect his wife from himself and his past, will test the boundaries of their love when Liv asks Dean to let go of the painful memories that threaten to overwhelm him at every turn.

Nina Lane has written a storyline of one couple’s struggle against the realities of life-from betrayal to trust, heartbreak and sorrow, love and lost to the realization that everything you ever needed may be only a few feet away or lying next to you on the bed. Dean and Liv’s relationship is not perfect-it is flawed in ways similar yet different from most. They suffer painful rejections and losses and, like the real world, will be tested at every turn. Their story broke my heart and left me in tears, and I am hoping for a HEA in book 3-AWAKEN.

Reading Order
1. Arouse
2. Allure

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Reviewed by Sandy

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AROUSE (Spiral of Bliss #1) by Nina Lane

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release December 24, 2012

“One day I’m going to touch you in a thousand different ways and show you how to touch me,” he said.

And he did.

Struggling with a tormented past, undergraduate Olivia Winter once led a practical but isolated life. Then she met Professor Dean West, a brilliant scholar of medieval history who melted Liv’s inhibitions and taught her the meaning of both love and erotic pleasure. But after three years of a blissful, lusty marriage, Liv and Dean now face a crisis that threatens everything they believe about each other…and sex might not be enough to save them.

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REVIEW: Arouse is the first story line in Nina Lane’s new Spiral of Bliss contemporary romance series. Nina takes the reader on a journey of one couple’s spiral into a world of jealousy and betrayal, hidden secrets and the raw purity of first love. It is a story that will break your heart, shatter your dreams and fight for two people that belong together-above all else.

Dean and Olivia (Liv) have been married for three years but the day Liv asks the one thing of her husband that she had never asked before throws the couple into a vortex that widens and deepens with every hurtful word, and secrets from the past that are seen as an act of betrayal.

The ensuing story follows Dean and Liv as the tension between the couple threatens to destroy the love they have for one another. As Liv’s life slowly begins to unravel she is determined to find out why the love of her life is so adamant about not pursuing her suggestion only to discover he has hidden a secret that begins to destroy the very foundation on which their current life has been built. In the ensuing days, a breakdown in communication and the building animosity finds Liv and Dean searching for something that neither one was willing to face. Letting go is the hardest thing.

Many couples will face a time when the breakdown in communication threatens the marriage as well as the mental and physical health of the individuals. Nina Lane’s story of love and loss pulls the reader into the burgeoning chasm (of an emotional journey) that may be too large to overcome.

The story is told in three parts; first person POV in the heroine’s voice using present day and flashbacks to tell the story of Olivia and Dean’s love story and heartbreaking sorrow. Part three is written from both Liv and Dean’s POV as we are privy to Dean’s internal turmoil and dialogue and, watch as he slowly realizes that the secret that he kept may very well destroy the only person he has ever loved.

Nina Lane has written an amazing story that will resonate with every reader: from the deepest love two people could ever explore to the collapsing of a relationship.

Allure (Book #2) in the Spiral of Bliss series is due to be released in April 2013.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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